More than 500 NCAA Men’s and Women’s college hockey games highlight ESPN’s 2026-27 schedule

• Season-long coverage culminates with NCAA Women’s Frozen Four (March 21-23, Duluth, Minn.) and Men’s Frozen Four (April 8-10, Washington D.C.)

ESPN’s coverage of NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey returns for the 2026-27 season with more than 500 games acrossESPN networks. The season-long schedule features top programs from ECAC Hockey and Hockey East and culminates with exclusive coverage of the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four and NCAA Men’s Frozen Four.

ESPN’s College Hockey Commentator Team
ESPN’s college hockey coverage brings together a roster of veteran play-by-play voices and former player analysts throughout the season. The team returns with John Buccigross (play-by-play), entering his 20th year calling NCAA hockey, alongside Colby Cohen (analyst), who scored the overtime game-winner that secured Boston University’s 2009 national championship. Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) will also call game action alongside former PWHL player and 2011 Wisconsin National Champion Madison Packer or Olympic medalist Angela Ruggiero (analyst). In studio, Laura Stickells (host), Ruggiero and Packer will cover the women’s side, while Zubin Mehenti (host), NHL veteran goaltender Andrew Raycroft (analyst) and former ECHL player Paul Caponigri (analyst) anchor the men’s studio coverage.

Men’s Marquee Matchups Take Center Ice
The men’s slate on ESPNU features three programs coming off 2026 NCAA Tournament appearances, beginning Thursday, Nov. 19, when No. 10 Providence and Massachusetts square off at 6 p.m. ET with Buccigross and Cohen calling the matchup. Action continues throughout the winter, including on Friday, Feb. 12, with UConn visiting Boston College at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU with Buccigross and Cohen on the mic.

Women’s Slate Features Top Programs
Women’s action begins Friday, Jan. 22, when last year’s NCAA Women’s Frozen Four participant, No. 5 Northeastern, faces reigning Hockey East Tournament Champion No. 11 UConn at 5:30 p.m. on ESPNU. Ross Jr. and Packer will be on the call.

The Hockey East Women’s Championship takes the ice Saturday, March 6, at 1 p.m. on ESPNEWS. Ross Jr. and Ruggiero will call the action. 

ESPN+ will stream more than 500 games featuring teams from ECAC Hockey and Hockey East. All games stream on the ESPN App with an applicable ESPN subscription.

NCAA Championship Coverage
Season-long coverage culminates with the exclusive presentation of the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four (March 21-23, 2027, in Duluth, Minn.) on ESPNU, with the semifinals airing on linear television for the first time and marking the sixth consecutive year of postseason coverage on ESPN networks. 

The NCAA Men’s Frozen Four takes place April 8-10, 2027, in Washington, D.C. on ESPN and ESPN2, marking 31 years of ESPN’s exclusive postseason coverage of the Men’s Frozen Four. 

2026-27 Men’s & Women’s College Hockey TV Schedule:

Date	Time (ET)	Game/Commentators	Where to Watch
Thu, Nov 19	6 p.m.	Men’s NCAA College Hockey No. 10 Providence at Massachusetts John Buccigross, Colby Cohen	ESPNU
Fri, Jan 22	5:30 p.m.	Women’s NCAA College HockeyNo. 5 Northeastern at No. 11 UConn Jason Ross Jr., Madison Packer	ESPNU
Fri, Feb 12	7:30 p.m.	Men’s NCAA College HockeyUConn at Boston College Buccigross, Cohen	ESPNU
Sat, Mar 6	1 p.m.	Women’s NCAA College HockeyHockey East Women’s Hockey Championship Ross Jr., Angela Ruggiero	ESPNEWS

*Networks and times subject to change

2026-27 Women’s College Hockey Ranked Matchups Digital Schedule:

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Where to Watch
Fri, Nov 13	5:50 p.m.	No. 13 Yale at No. 10 Clarkson	ESPN+
Fri, Nov 20	3 p.m.	No. 8 Colgate at No. 14 Cornell	ESPN+
Fri, Nov 20	5:50 p.m.	No. 4 Princeton at No. 10 Clarkson	ESPN+
Sat, Nov 21	2:50 p.m.	No. 6 Quinnipiac at No. 10 Clarkson	ESPN+
Sat, Nov 21	3 p.m.	No. 14 Cornell at No. 8 Colgate	ESPN+
Fri, Nov 27	3 p.m.	No. 13 Yale at No. 6 Quinnipiac	ESPN+
Sat, Nov 28	4 p.m.	No. 5 Northeastern at No. 14 Cornell	ESPN+
Sun, Nov 29	2 p.m.	No. 5 Northeastern at No. 14 Cornell	ESPN+
Thu, Dec 3	6 p.m.	No. 15 Boston College at No. 5 Northeastern	ESPN+
Fri, Dec 4	6 p.m.	No. 14 Cornell at No. 10 Clarkson	ESPN+
Sat, Dec 5	12:05 p.m.	No. 5 Northeastern at No. 15 Boston College	ESPN+
Sat, Dec 5	3 p.m.	No. 8 Colgate at No. 10 Clarkson	ESPN+
Wed, Dec 9	6 p.m.	No. 7 Penn State at No. 4 Princeton	ESPN+
Fri, Jan 1	2 p.m.	No. 1 Ohio State at No. 13 Yale	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 2	2 p.m.	No. 1 Ohio State at No. 13 Yale	ESPN+
Tue, Jan 5	6 p.m.	No. 5 Northeastern at No. 13 Yale	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 9	3 p.m.	No. 10 Clarkson at No. 13 Yale	ESPN+
Fri, Jan 15	6 p.m.	No. 13 Yale at No. 8 Colgate	ESPN+
Fri, Jan 15	6 p.m.	No. 4 Princeton at No. 6 Quinnipiac	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 16	3 p.m.	No. 13 Yale at No. 14 Cornell	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 16	3 p.m.	No. 6 Quinnipiac at No. 4 Princeton	ESPN+
Fri, Jan 22	3 p.m.	No. 10 Clarkson at No. 8 Colgate	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 23	12:05 p.m.	No. 5 Northeastern at No. 11 UConn	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 23	3 p.m.	No. 10 Clarkson at No. 14 Cornell	ESPN+
Fri, Jan 29	6 p.m.	No. 4 Princeton at No. 13 Yale	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 30	3 p.m.	No. 6 Quinnipiac at No. 13 Yale	ESPN+
Fri, Feb 5	6 p.m.	No. 6 Quinnipiac at No. 8 Colgate	ESPN+
Fri, Feb 5	6 p.m.	No. 4 Princeton at No. 14 Cornell	ESPN+
Sat, Feb 6	3 p.m.	No. 4 Princeton at No. 8 Colgate	ESPN+
Sat, Feb 6	3 p.m.	No. 6 Quinnipiac at No. 14 Cornell	ESPN+
Fri, Feb 12	6 p.m.	No. 10 Clarkson at No. 6 Quinnipiac	ESPN+
Fri, Feb 12	6 p.m.	No. 14 Cornell at No. 13 Yale	ESPN+
Sat, Feb 13	12:05 p.m.	No. 15 Boston College at No. 5 Northeastern	ESPN+
Sat, Feb 13	3 p.m.	No. 10 Clarkson at No. 4 Princeton	ESPN+
Sat, Feb 13	3 p.m.	No. 8 Colgate at No. 13 Yale	ESPN+
Thu, Feb 18	6 p.m.	No. 15 Boston College at No. 11 UConn	ESPN+
Sat, Feb 20	12:05 p.m.	No. 11 UConn at No. 5 Northeastern	ESPN+

2026-27 Men’s College Hockey Ranked Matchups Digital Schedule:

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Where to Watch
Fri, Nov 13	7 p.m.	No. 11 Dartmouth at No. 5 Quinnipiac	ESPN+
Fri, Nov 13	7 p.m.	No. 15 Merrimack at No. 10 Providence	ESPN+
Sat, Nov 14	7 p.m.	No. 10 Providence at No. 15 Merrimack	ESPN+
Wed, Nov 18	7 p.m.	No. 5 Quinnipiac at No. 13 Boston University	ESPN+
Fri, Nov 20	7 p.m.	No. 13 Boston University at No. 15 Merrimack	ESPN+
Sat, Nov 21	6 p.m.	No. 15 Merrimack at No. 13 Boston University	ESPN+
Fri, Nov 27	3 p.m.	No. 3 Denver at No. 13 Boston University	ESPN+
Sat, Nov 28	6 p.m.	No. 3 Denver at No. 13 Boston University	ESPN+
Sun, Nov 29	2 p.m.	No. 19 Northeastern at No. 11 Dartmouth	ESPN+
Fri, Dec 4	7 p.m.	No. 13 Boston University at No. 16 Cornell	ESPN+
Sat, Dec 5	5 p.m.	No. 10 Providence at No. 20 Vermont	ESPN+
Fri, Dec 11	7 p.m.	No. 19 Northeastern at No. 13 Boston University	ESPN+
Sat, Dec 12	6 p.m.	No. 19 Northeastern at No. 13 Boston University	ESPN+
Sat, Dec 19	4 p.m.	No. 11 Dartmouth at No. 20 Vermont	ESPN+
Fri, Jan 8	7 p.m.	No. 19 Northeastern at No. 20 Vermont	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 9	TBD	No. 19 Northeastern at No. 20 Vermont	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 9	7 p.m.	No. 5 Quinnipiac at No. 11 Dartmouth	ESPN+
Fri, Jan 15	7 p.m.	No. 15 Merrimack at No. 20 Vermont	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 16	TBD	No. 15 Merrimack at No. 20 Vermont	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 16	7 p.m.	No. 16 Cornell at No. 5 Quinnipiac	ESPN+
Fri, Jan 22	7 p.m.	No. 10 Providence at No. 13 Boston University	ESPN+
Fri, Jan 22	7 p.m.	No. 19 Northeastern at No. 15 Merrimack	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 23	6 p.m.	No. 19 Northeastern at No. 15 Merrimack	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 23	6 p.m.	No. 13 Boston University at No. 10 Providence	ESPN+
Sat, Jan 23	7 p.m.	No. 11 Dartmouth at No. 16 Cornell	ESPN+
Sun, Jan 31	2 p.m.	No. 11 Dartmouth at No. 15 Merrimack	ESPN+
Fri, Feb 12	7 p.m.	No. 20 Vermont at No. 10 Providence	ESPN+
Sat, Feb 13	TBD	No. 20 Vermont at No. 10 Providence	ESPN+
Fri, Feb 19	7 p.m.	No. 19 Northeastern at No. 10 Providence	ESPN+
Fri, Feb 19	7 p.m.	No. 16 Cornell at No. 11 Dartmouth	ESPN+
Sat, Feb 20	TBD	No. 19 Northeastern at No. 10 Providence	ESPN+
Sat, Feb 27	7 p.m.	No. 20 Vermont at No. 15 Merrimack	ESPN+
Fri, Mar 5	7 p.m.	No. 19 Northeastern at No. 13 Boston University	ESPN+

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